Outside support, only just

Eyebrows were raised when Congress leader Milind Deora tweeted support for former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Somnath Bharti, who is caught in the eye of a storm over allegations of domestic violence levelled by his wife. Deora said, "I'm no fan of @attorneybharti or his party, but how about we spare his children, wife & mother from our distasteful voyeurism?" Soon, @attorneybharti tweeted his gratitude to Deora for "understanding my pain, Being new 2 politics I m still learning on how 2 balance time b/w my family n consti". But Deora replied tongue-in-cheek, "I hope 'newcomers' like you reform your party to behave civilized too." The bonhomie between the two was short-lived. Bharti replied, "@milinddeora milind ji, I condemn ur such comment on my party. AAP has not to learn civilization from cong or bjp. Anyway, thx 4 ur concern." But the former Congress Union minister had the last word: "Your unauthorised midnight raid didn't exactly bolster privacy. Let's not shift goalposts. Anyways, I wish your family well."